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"Making Contact" digs into the story beneath the story—contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. Produced by Frequencies of Change Media (FoC Media), the award-winning radio show and podc... more
FAQs about Making Contact:How many episodes does Making Contact have?The podcast currently has 890 episodes available.
September 07, 201036-10 Chile's 9/11 [Encore]On September 11th, 1973, a US-backed military junta toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende, marking the beginning of decades of repression. We bring you a documentary about a group of Chilean exiles and musicians in the US who transform their experience of terror into artistic expression....more30minPlay
August 31, 201035-10 Working Beyond Unions [Labor Day Special Encore]It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a new labor movement that goes beyond the unions....more30minPlay
August 25, 201034-10 Beyond BP: A Future Without OilWe go to the Gulf Coast to hear why, despite the dangerous and deadly consequences, locals aren't ready to turn their back on the oil industry. What does that mean for the rest of us, as we pursue a future free of fossil fuels?...more30minPlay
August 17, 201033-10 Small Farms, Big FutureWe go to California, America's leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation's agricultural industry is slowly but surely moving away from factory farms. ...more30minPlay
August 11, 201032-10 How We Survive: Getting Creative About JobsWe look at how the unemployed are getting creative about making ends meet, from starting their own businesses to work-sharing....more30minPlay
August 04, 201031-10 No 'Fracking' Way: The Perils of Natural Gas DrillingWe'll hear excerpts from the movie Gasland, including stories from residents who say their drinking water catches on fire--one of the toxic effects of hydraulic-fracking: an increasingly controversial natural gas drilling technique....more29minPlay
July 27, 201030-10 Here Come Los Suns: Dave Zirin on Sports and ResistanceSports writer Dave Zirin tells the story of how the Phoenix Suns basketball team took a stand against their state's anti-immigrant bill SB1070. He says athletes, too, can be revolutionaries....more30minPlay
July 20, 201029-10 Oscar Grant and Police AccountabilityWe take a look at the police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong....more30minPlay
July 13, 201028-10 Venezuela: Is the Bolivarian Revolution Working?Venezuela is undergoing a modern day revolution. Workers, small farmers and the poor consistently vote for socialist President Hugo Chavez. Economically better-off citizens denounce the president as a communist who is destroying the country, but even some on the left criticize Chavez....more30minPlay
July 06, 201026-10 Lessons from Latin AmericaWe'll hear from experts who insist the U.S. has a lot to learn from social movements in Latin America -- especially in times of crisis....more30minPlay
FAQs about Making Contact:How many episodes does Making Contact have?The podcast currently has 890 episodes available.